Epoch & Unix Timestamp Converter

Paste a Unix timestamp to see the date and time, or convert a date to a timestamp.

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Or convert a date and time to a timestamp:

What is Unix epoch time?

What is Unix epoch time? Unix epoch time (or Unix time) counts the number of seconds that have passed since midnight UTC on 1 January 1970, not counting leap seconds. It is widely used in computing to store dates as a single number.

Frequently asked questions

Seconds or milliseconds?

Most Unix systems and APIs use seconds. JavaScript's Date.now() and many web APIs use milliseconds. Use the unit toggle to switch.